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ﾃ」ila
ﾃ」ila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of ﾃ」ila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m above sea level, the city is the highest provincial capital in Spain. Distinctly known by its medieval walls, ﾃ」ila is sometimes called the ''Town of Stones and Saints'', and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. It has complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style; writer Josﾃｩ Martﾃｭnez Ruiz, in his book ''El alma castellana'' ("The Castilian Soul"), described it as "perhaps the most 16th-century town in Spain". The town is also known as ''ﾃ」ila de los Caballeros'', ''ﾃ」ila del Rey'' and ''ﾃ」ila de los Leales'' ("ﾃ」ila of the knights", "ﾃ」ila of the king", "ﾃ」ila of the loyal ones"), each of these epithets being present in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ」ila (province)
ﾃ」ila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of ﾃ」ila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m above sea level, the city is the highest provincial capital in Spain. Distinctly known by its medieval walls, ﾃ」ila is sometimes called the ''Town of Stones and Saints'', and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches per capita in Spain. It has complete and prominent medieval town walls, built in the Romanesque style; writer Josﾃｩ Martﾃｭnez Ruiz, in his book ''El alma castellana'' ("The Castilian Soul"), described it as "perhaps the most 16th-century town in Spain". The town is also known as ''ﾃ」ila de los Caballeros'', ''ﾃ」ila del Rey'' and ''ﾃ」ila de los Leales'' ("ﾃ」ila of the knights", "ﾃ」ila of the king", "ﾃ」ila of the loyal ones"), each of these epithets being present in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castile And Leﾃｳn
Castile and Leﾃｳn ( es, Castilla y Leﾃｳn ; ast-leo, Castiella y Lliﾃｳn ; gl, Castela e Leﾃｳn ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the provinces of the historic region of Leﾃｳn: Leﾃｳn, Zamora and Salamanca with those of Castilla La Vieja (Old Castile): ﾃ」ila, Burgos, Palencia, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid. The provinces of Santander and Logroﾃｱo, which until then had formed part of Castile, opted out of this merger and formed the new Autonomous Communities of Cantabria and La Rioja respectively. Castile and Leﾃｳn is the largest autonomous community in Spain in terms of area, covering 94,222 km2. It is however sparsely populated, with a population density below 30/km2. While a capital has not been explicitly declared, the seats of the executive and legislative powers are set in Valladolid by law and for all purposes that city (also the most populated municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of ﾃ」ila
ﾃ」ila () is a province of central-western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. It is bordered on the south by the provinces of Toledo and Cﾃ｡ceres, on the west by Salamanca, on the north by Valladolid, and on the east by Segovia and Madrid. ﾃ」ila has a population of 158,265 (2018) and is ranked 47th out of 50 of Spanish provinces in population. Its capital is ﾃ」ila. Geography ﾃ」ila is naturally divided into two sections, differing completely in soil and climate. The northern portion is generally level; the soil is of indifferent quality, strong and marly in a few places, but rocky in all the valleys of the Sierra de ﾃ」ila; and the climate alternates from severe cold in winter to extreme heat in summer. The population of this part is mainly agricultural. The southern division, however, is one mass of rugged granitic sierras, interspersed with sheltered and well-watered valleys, abounding with rich vegetation. The winter here, especia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls Of ﾃ」ila
The Walls of ﾃ」ila, completed between the 11th and 14th centuries, are the defensive walls of ﾃ」ila, Spain, and its principal historic feature. These medieval fortifications are the most complete and best preserved in all the country. The Old Town of ﾃ」ila, including the walls and its extramural churches, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Description The work was started in 1090 but most of the defensive wall appears to have been rebuilt in the 12th century. The enclosed area is an irregular rectangle of with a perimeter of some , including 88 semicircular towers. The walls have an average width of and an average height of . The nine gates were completed over several different periods. The ''Puerta de San Vicente'' (Gate of St Vincent) and the ''Puerta del Alcazar'' (Gate of the Fortress) are flanked by twin towers, high, linked by a semicircular arch. The apse of the cathedral also forms one of the towers. It is possible to walk upon the walls for rough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For ﾃ」ila
For ﾃ」ila ( es, Por ﾃ」ila, XAV) is a regional political party in Castile and Leﾃｳn Castile and Leﾃｳn ( es, Castilla y Leﾃｳn ; ast-leo, Castiella y Lliﾃｳn ; gl, Castela e Leﾃｳn ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ..., centered in the province of ﾃ」ila. It was formed as a split from the People's Party in January 2019 and officially registered as a political party on 18 February 2019. Electoral performance ﾃ」ila City Hall Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn Cortes Generales References {{Political parties in Spain Centrist parties in Spain Regionalist parties in Spain Political parties established in 2019 2019 establishments in Castile and Leﾃｳn Political parties in Castile and Leﾃｳn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesﾃｺs Manuel Sﾃ｡nchez Cabrera
Jesﾃｺs Manuel Sﾃ｡nchez Cabrera (born 1 August 1982) is a Spanish politician of the For ﾃ」ila (XAV) party. He was elected mayor of ﾃ」ila in 2019, having been the President of the Provincial Deputation of ﾃ」ila from 2015 to 2019, as a member of the People's Party (PP). Biography Born in ﾃ」ila, Castile and Leﾃｳn, Sﾃ｡nchez Cabrera studied Political and Administrative Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid and worked in a bank from 2007 to 2015. In 2011, he was elected to the town council in Padiernos in the Province of ﾃ」ila, and into the Provincial Deputation. Four years later, he was installed as president of the deputation in a surprise move, as the designated candidate of the People's Party (PP) was Pablo Luis Gﾃｳmez, a councillor in the provincial capital. In December 2018, Sﾃ｡nchez Cabrera announced that he would not be the PP candidate for mayor of ﾃ」ila in the coming elections. The following March, two months before the vote, he was announced as the candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convento De San Josﾃｩ (ﾃ」ila)
The Convento de San Josﾃｩ ( en, Convent of Saint Joseph) is a monastery of Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite nuns in ﾃ」ila, Spain, ﾃ」ila, Spain. It is situated not far from the center of the city but outside the medieval walls. Teresa of ﾃ」ila, Saint Teresa of Jesus was the driving force behind the foundation of the monastery, which was built from 1562 onwards. The church (by Francisco de Mora) was only begun in 1607 after Saint Teresa's death. The statue in the facade was commissioned by King Philip III of Spain via artist Giraldo de Merlo. History The Convent of Saint Joseph is a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns located in the Spanish city of ﾃ」ila, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. It was the first monastery founded by Saint Teresa of Jesus, who had the support of such important figures as the Roman Catholic Diocese of ﾃ」ila, Bishop of ﾃ」ila, Roman Catholic Diocese of ﾃ」ila#Leadership, Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza, who was later buried there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of San Vicente
The Basﾃｭlica de los Santos Hermanos Mﾃ｡rtires, Vicente, Sabina y Cristeta, best known as Basﾃｭlica de San Vicente, is a church in ﾃ」ila, Spain. It is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in the country. History According to legend, Christian martyrs Vicente, Sabina and Cristeta were martyred during the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian; their corpses were buried into the rock and later a basilica was built over their tombs. In 1062 their remains were moved to the monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza in Burgos, but later, in 1175, they were returned to ﾃ」ila and the construction of a new basilica was started at the location. Construction was repeatedly halted or slowed, and were finished in the fourteenth century thanks to the support of Alfonso X and Sancho IV. The nave and aisles are cross-vaulted. The image of the , patron saint of the city, is located there as well. The most notable aspect of the exterior are the decorated western and southern gates. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaja
The Adaja is a river of Spain located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, a major left-bank tributary of the Douro. Featuring a total length of 163 km, its river basin drains an area of 5,328 km2. It has its source in the so-called Fuente Berroqueﾃｱa (Villatoro, province of ﾃ」ila), near the saddle point between and the Sierra de ﾃ」ila. Initially following a Southwest-Northeast course through the Amblﾃｩs Valley, the Adaja bends towards the North in ﾃ」ila. It receives the contribution of its most important tributary, the Eresma, near Matapozuelos, emptying in the Douro in the province of Valladolid Valladolid () is a Provinces of Spain, province of northwest Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Castile and Leﾃｳn. It has a population of 520,716 people in a total of 225 munici ... near the town of Aniago. References Tributaries of the Douro River {{Spain-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josﾃｩ Martﾃｭnez Ruiz
Josﾃｩ Augusto Trinidad Martﾃｭnez Ruiz, better known by his pseudonym Azorﾃｭn (; June 8, 1873 窶 March 2, 1967), was a Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic. As a political radical in the 1890s, he moved steadily to the right. In literature he attempted to define the eternal qualities of Spanish life. His essays and criticism are written in a simple, compact style. Particularly notable are his impressionistic descriptions of Castilian towns and landscapes. Early life and education Josﾃｩ Martﾃｭnez Ruiz was born in the village of Monﾃｲver, Spain in the province of Alicante on 8 June 1873. He was the oldest of nine children and enjoyed reading in his youth. His father, a middle-class lawyer, was an active conservative politician and later became a representative and mayor, and a follower of Romero Robledo. His mother, a landowner, was born in nearby Petrel. From the age of eight, until he was 16, he attended a boarding school run by the Escolapius Fathers (Piarists) in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Communities Of Spain
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Autonomous Community
eu, autonomia erkidegoa ca, comunitat autﾃｲnoma gl, comunidade autﾃｳnoma oc, comunautat autonﾃｲma an, comunidat autonoma ast, comunidﾃ｡ autﾃｳnoma , alt_name = , map = , category = Autonomous administrative division , territory = , upper_unit = , start_date = 1979窶1983 , legislation_begin = Spanish Constitution of 1978 , legislation_end = , end_date = , current_number = 17 autonomous communities 2 autonomous cities , number_date = , type = , status = , exofficio = , population_range = Autonomous communities:319,914 (La Rioja) 窶 8,464,411 (Andalusia)Autonomous cities:84,202 (Ceuta) 窶 87,076 (Melilla) , area_range = Autonomous communities:4,992 km2 ( Balearic Islands) 窶 94,223 km2 (Castile and Leﾃｳn)Autonomous cities:12.3 km2 (Melilla) 窶 18.5 km2 (Ceuta) , government = Autonomous government , subdivision = Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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